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information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes this notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. Each proposed 

information collection, grouped by 

office, contains the following: (1) Type 

of review requested, e.g., new, revision, 

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) 

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) 

Description of the need for, and 

proposed use of, the information; (5) 

Respondents and frequency of 

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or 

Recordkeeping burden. ED invites 

public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: February 8, 2011. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of the Deputy Secretary 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Race to the Top Program Review 

Protocols. 

OMB #: Pending. 

Frequency: Monthly; Semi-Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government, State Educational 

Agencies or Local Educational Agencies. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 48. 

Burden Hours: 74. 

Abstract: The ARRA provides $4.3 

billion for the Race to the Top Fund 

(referred to in the statute as the State 

Incentive Grant Fund). This is a 

competitive grant program. The purpose 

of the program is to encourage and 

reward States that are creating the 

conditions for education innovation and 

reform; achieving significant 

improvement in student outcomes, 

including making substantial gains in 

student achievement, closing 

achievement gaps, improving high 

school graduation rates, and ensuring 

student preparation for success in 

college and careers; and implementing 

ambitious plans in four core education 

reform areas: (a) Adopting 

internationally-benchmarked standards 

and assessments that prepare students 

for success in college and the 

workplace; (b) building data systems 

that measure student success and 

inform teachers and principals in how 

they can improve their practices; (c) 

increasing teacher effectiveness and 

achieving equity in teacher distribution; 

and (d) turning around our lowestachieving schools. 

The U.S. Department of Education 

(the Department) will collect this data 

from the 12 Race to the Top grantee 

states to inform its review of grantee 

implementation, outcomes, oversight, 

and accountability. The Department will 

use these forms to inform on-site visits, 

‘‘stocktake’’ meetings with 

Implementation and Support Unit 

leadership at the Department, and 

annual reports for individual grantees 

and the grant program as a whole. 

In order to allow for the program 

review of the Race to the Top grantees 

to occur in a timely manner, we are 

committed to expediting the program 

review for Race to the Top, necessitating 

emergency clearance of the protocols. 

Additional Information: As work on 

the protocols evolved, the Department 

concluded that it was more efficient and 

effective to have a few common 

questions that would apply to all of the 

grantees. Due to this unanticipated 

result of the protocol development, the 

Department is requesting that the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) clear 

the monitoring protocol on an 

emergency basis. This is the first year of 

implementation of a $4 billion dollar 

program, the largest discretionary grant 

program ever administered by the 

Department. As a result, the program 

continues to generate high public 

interest both for the Department and the 

Administration. Delays in finalizing this 

collection would also impede our ability 

to use this data to inform our technical 

assistance efforts in the first year of 

program implementation when support 

is critical. Additionally, as it is our 

intention to use much of the data 

gathered through this monitoring 

protocol to inform the on-site 

monitoring process, delay of clearance 

of this document will also hinder our 

on-site monitoring process. 

Copies of the proposed information 

collection request may be accessed from 

http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 4513. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments ’’ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to the Internet address 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202– 

401–0920. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3131 Filed 2–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. PP–371] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Conduct Public Scoping Meetings, and 

Notice of Floodplains and Wetlands 

Involvement; Northern Pass 

Transmission LLC 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

and Conduct Public Scoping Meetings; 

Notice of Floodplains and Wetlands 

Involvement. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) announces its intention to 

prepare an EIS pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 to assess the potential 

environmental impacts from its 

proposed Federal action of granting a 

Presidential permit to Northern Pass 

Transmission LLC (Northern Pass or 

Applicant) to construct, operate, 

maintain, and connect a new electric 

transmission line across the U.S.- 

Canada border in northern New 

Hampshire (NH). The EIS, Northern 

Pass Transmission Line Project 

Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/ 

EIS–0463), will address potential 

environmental impacts from the 

proposed action and the range of 

reasonable alternatives. The U.S. Forest 

Service, White Mountain National 

Forest, and the Army Corps of 

Engineers, New England District, are 

cooperating agencies. 

The EIS will provide the analysis to 

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whether to issue a special use permit 

within the White Mountain National 

Forest. The Responsible Official for the 

Forest Service decision is the Forest 

Supervisor for the White Mountain 

National Forest. 

The purpose of this Notice of Intent 

(NOI) is to inform the public about the 

proposed action, announce plans to 

conduct public scoping meetings in the 

vicinity of the proposed transmission 

line, and solicit public comments for 

consideration in establishing the scope 

of the EIS. Because the proposed project 

may involve actions in floodplains and 

wetlands, the draft EIS will include a 

floodplain and wetland assessment as 

appropriate, and the final EIS or Record 

of Decision will include a floodplain 

statement of findings. 

DATES: The public scoping period starts 

with the publication of this Notice in 

the Federal Register and will continue 

until April 12, 2011. Written and oral 

comments will be given equal weight, 

and DOE will consider all comments emailed or postmarked by April 12, 2011 

in defining the scope of this EIS. 

Comments e-mailed or postmarked after 

the close of the comment period will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

Locations, dates, and start and end 

times for the public scoping meetings 

are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this NOI. 

Requests to speak at one or more 

public scoping meeting(s) should be 

received at the address indicated below 

by March 11, 2011; requests received by 

that date will be given priority in the 

speaking order. However, requests to 

speak also may be made at the scoping 

meetings. 

ADDRESSES: Requests to speak at a 

public scoping meeting, comments on 

the scope of the EIS, and requests to be 

added to the document mailing list 

should be addressed to: Brian Mills, 

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability (OE–20), U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; by 

electronic mail to 

Brian.Mills@hq.doe.gov; or by facsimile 

to 202–586–8008. For general 

information on the DOE NEPA process 

contact: Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, 

Director, Office of NEPA Policy and 

Compliance (GC–54), U.S. Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; by 

electronic mail at askNEPA@hq.doe.gov; 

or by facsimile at 202–586–7031. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on DOE’s proposed action, 

contact Brian Mills by one of the 

methods listed in ADDRESSES above, or 

at 202–586–8267. For general 

information on the DOE NEPA process, 

contact Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom by one 

of the methods listed in ADDRESSES

above, or at 202–586–4600, or 800–472– 

2756. For information on the Forest 

Service role as a cooperating agency, 

contact Tiffany Benna by electronic mail 

at tbenna@fs.fed.us; by phone at 603– 

536–6241; by facsimile at 603–536– 

3685; or by mail at 71 White Mountain 

Drive, Campton, NH 03223. For 

information on the Army Corps of 

Engineers permit process, contact Erika 

Mark at 978–318–8250; by electronic 

mail at Erika.L.Mark@usace.army.mil; or 

by mail at 696 Virginia Road, Concord, 

MA 01742. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive 

Order (E.O.) 10485, as amended by E.O. 

12038, requires that a Presidential 

permit be issued by DOE before electric 

transmission facilities may be 

constructed, operated, maintained, or 

connected at the U.S. international 

border. E.O. 10485 provides that a 

Presidential permit may be issued after 

a finding that the proposed project is 

consistent with the public interest and 

after favorable recommendations from 

the U.S. Departments of State and 

Defense. In determining consistency 

with the public interest, DOE considers 

the potential environmental impacts of 

the proposed project under NEPA, 

determines the project’s impact on 

electric reliability (including whether 

the proposed project would adversely 

affect the operation of the U.S. electric 

power supply system under normal and 

contingency conditions), and considers 

any other factors that DOE may find 

relevant to the public interest. The 

regulations implementing E.O. 10485 

have been codified at 10 CFR 205.320– 

205.329. DOE’s issuance of a 

Presidential permit indicates that there 

is no Federal objection to the project, 

but does not mandate that the project be 

undertaken. 

On October 14, 2010, Northern Pass 

applied to DOE pursuant to E.O. 10485, 

for a Presidential permit to construct, 

operate, maintain, and connect a highvoltage direct current (HVDC) 

transmission line across the U.S.- 

Canada border. The proposed HVDC 

transmission line would be capable of 

transmitting up to 1,200 megawatts 

(MW) of power in either direction, i.e., 

Canada to the U.S. and U.S. to Canada. 

The northern HVDC converter terminal 

is proposed to be constructed at the Des 

Cantons Substation in Que ́bec, Canada, 

and would be connected to an HVDC 

line that would run southward in 

Que ́bec for approximately 45 miles 

where it would cross the U.S.-Canada 

border into New Hampshire. The line 

would extend south from the 

international border approximately 140 

miles to an HVDC converter terminal 

that would be constructed in the city of 

Franklin, NH. The terminal would 

convert the direct current to alternating 

current (AC) and allow the HVDC line 

to connect to a new approximately 40- 

mile AC line that Northern Pass 

proposes to construct between the 

Franklin converter station and the 

existing Deerfield Substation in the 

town of Deerfield, NH. 

For the portion of the Project from the 

U.S.-Canada border to Franklin, NH, 

Northern Pass proposes to construct a 

single circuit ±300-kV HVDC aboveground transmission line mounted on 

structures ranging from approximately 

90 feet to 135 feet tall. For the AC 

portion of the Project from Franklin to 

Deerfield, NH, Northern Pass proposes 

to construct a single circuit 345-kV AC 

above-ground transmission line 

mounted on structures ranging from 

approximately 80 feet to 135 feet tall. 

After due consideration of the nature 

and extent of the proposed project, 

including evaluation of the ‘‘Information 

Regarding Potential Environmental 

Impacts’’ section of the Presidential 

permit application, DOE has determined 

that the appropriate level of NEPA 

review for this project is an EIS. DOE’s 

proposed action is the granting of the 

Presidential permit for a transmission 

line to cross the international border. It 

is anticipated that the transmission line 

project could significantly affect the 

quality of the human environment. 

Notice of Floodplain and Wetland 

Involvement: Because the proposed 

project may involve actions in 

floodplains and wetlands, in accordance 

with 10 CFR part 1022, Compliance 

with Floodplain and Wetland 

Environmental Review Requirements, as 

part of the analysis of impacts DOE will 

conduct field delineation of floodplains 

and wetlands along the preferred route 

and alternatives, using State and Federal 

protocols and consulting Federal 

Emergency Management Agency Flood 

Insurance Rate Maps. The EIS will 

include a floodplain and wetland 

assessment as appropriate, and the final 

EIS or record of decision will include a 

floodplain statement of findings. 

The Forest Service proposed action is 

the issuance of a special use permit to 

Northern Pass to construct, operate, and 

maintain a new electric transmission 

line in the White Mountain National 

Forest. The EIS will identify any 

restrictions necessary to ensure the 

project is consistent with applicable 

Forest Plan. 

Where the activity involves the 

discharge of dredged or fill material into 


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waters of the United States, a permit 

from the Army Corps of Engineers is 

required pursuant to Section 404 of the 

Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). Army 

Corps of Engineers regulations provide 

for concurrent decision making with 

States, and combining insofar as 

possible process and procedures, 

including public involvement 

procedures, leading to a permit 

decision. The Army Corps of Engineers 

General Regulatory Policies can be 

found at 33 CFR part 320. 

DOE invites Tribal governments and 

Federal, State, and local agencies with 

jurisdiction by law or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues to 

be cooperating agencies with respect to 

the EIS, as defined at 40 CFR part 

1501.6. Cooperating agencies have 

certain responsibilities to support the 

NEPA process, as specified at 40 CFR 

part 1501.6(b). The Forest Service, 

White Mountain National Forest, and 

the Army Corps of Engineers, New 

England District, are cooperating 

agencies. 

Northern Pass describes its preferred 

route for the Project in terms of three 

sections, the north, central and south 

section. 

The north section would begin in NH 

at the U.S.-Canada border and run in a 

generally southerly direction through 

the town of Colebrook, to the Lost 

Nation Substation located in the vicinity 

of the town of Northumberland; it 

would require a new right-of-way 

(ROW). South of Lost Nation Substation, 

the line would utilize an existing ROW 

through the towns of Northumberland, 

Lancaster, and Whitefield to a point east 

of the town of Littleton and west of the 

town of Bethlehem. 

The central section would run south 

from that point utilizing an existing 

ROW through the town of Sugar Hill 

and cross the White Mountain National 

Forest between the towns of Easton and 

North Woodstock. The line would cross 

the Appalachian Trail in the White 

Mountain National Forest utilizing an 

existing ROW. The line would continue 

south utilizing an existing ROW through 

the town of Thornton to the city of 

Franklin, where the southern converter 

terminal would be located. 

The south section of the line would 

run southeast from the Franklin 

converter terminal to the Deerfield 

substation utilizing an existing ROW 

except near the city of Concord, where 

the line would run east of the city of 

Concord and require a new ROW for 

approximately 8 miles before returning 

to the existing ROW in the town of 

Pembroke, then utilizing this existing 

ROW to the Deerfield substation. 

Northern Pass has identified several 

segment options to its preferred route. 

These segment options occur in the 

north, central and south sections of the 

proposed transmission line. 

North Section Segment Options 

Three optional segments have been 

identified for the north section. The first 

is 0.5 miles longer than the preferred 

route and is located east of the preferred 

route primarily near the town of 

Stratford. This segment option is 

approximately 10.2 miles long and 

deviates to the east around several 

mountains to limit its visibility from the 

Connecticut River Scenic Byway. This 

route would cross part of the Bunnell 

Working Forest, a protected 

conservation area. 

The second segment option for the 

north section is approximately 8.6 miles 

long (1 mile longer than the preferred 

route). It would bypass the Cape Horn 

State Forest to the west and traverse the 

towns of Northumberland and 

Lancaster. This option would require a 

new ROW, would be more visible from 

the Connecticut River Scenic Byway, 

and would traverse the Potter Farm, a 

privately-owned conservation area. 

The third segment option for the 

north section is approximately 21.1 

miles long (1.8 miles longer than the 

preferred route) and would bypass the 

community of Whitefield, as well as an 

historic site and some conservation 

lands. This route would require a new 

ROW over the entire 21.1 mile length 

and be more visible from, and cross, the 

Connecticut River Scenic Byway. 

Central Section Segment Options 

Two segment options have been 

identified in the central section. The 

first winds around the White Mountain 

National Forest and is approximately 53 

miles long. It is 13.3 miles longer than 

the preferred route, and it would require 

a new ROW. This route would cross the 

Appalachian Trail at a location that 

does not currently contain a 

transmission line crossing. 

The second alternative segment in the 

central section leaves the existing ROW 

just north of Webster Lake and goes 

around the west side of the lake for 5.3 

miles on a new ROW before rejoining 

the existing ROW south of the Webster 

Substation. This alternative is 0.1 mile 

longer than the preferred route and 

would be visible to residents around 

Webster Lake. 

South Section Segment Options 

Three segment options have been 

identified in the south section. The first 

segment option would leave the existing 

ROW north of Oak Hill Substation and 

require 5.2 miles of new ROW. This 

route is 0.5 mile shorter than the 

preferred route. 

The second segment option in the 

south section would leave the existing 

ROW north of Oak Hill Substation and 

run in an easterly direction on 18.6 

miles of new ROW until it connects to 

an existing distribution line ROW which 

would require expansion to 

transmission line ROW standards for 

approximately 9.7 miles. This route is 

1.7 miles longer than the preferred 

route. 

The third segment option in the south 

section would utilize the existing ROW 

for approximately 7.7 miles in the City 

of Concord and the Town of Pembroke, 

NH. It would require Federal Aviation 

Administration authorization for the 

location of the new transmission 

structures in the vicinity of Concord 

Municipal Airport. 

The Northern Pass Presidential permit 

application, including associated maps 

and drawings, can be viewed or 

downloaded in its entirety from the 

project EIS Web site at http:// 

www.northernpasseis.us. Also available 

at these same locations is the November 

16, 2010, Federal Register Notice of 

Receipt of Application (75 FR 69990). 

Agency Purpose and Need and 

Alternatives 

The purpose and need for DOE’s 

action is to decide whether to grant 

Northern Pass the subject Presidential 

permit. 

Under the Action alternative, DOE 

would grant the Northern Pass 

application for a Presidential Permit for 

the proposed international electric 

transmission line. 

Under the No Action alternative, DOE 

would deny the Northern Pass 

application for a Presidential Permit for 

the proposed international electric 

transmission line. 

Identification of Environmental Issues 

The EIS will evaluate potential 

environmental, social, cultural, and 

economic impacts in the U.S. from the 

construction and operation of the 

proposed new electric transmission line 

facilities. This notice is intended to 

inform agencies and the public of the 

proposed project, and to solicit 

comments and suggestions for 

consideration in the preparation of the 

EIS. 

DOE intends to analyze impacts 

across a number of resource areas, 

including: 

• Air quality (including climate 

change and greenhouse gas emissions). 

• Water resources and drainage. 

• Geography, geology, and soils. 


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• Land use. 

• Threatened and endangered 

species, special status species, and 

related sensitive resources. 

• Airspace utilization. 

• Public health and safety. 

• Noise. 

• Natural hazards. 

• Hazardous materials. 

• Accidents and intentional 

destructive acts. 

• Cultural and historical resources. 

• Recreational resources. 

• Visual resources. 

• Socioeconomic impacts, 

community services and infrastructure. 

• Environmental justice 

considerations (disproportionately high 

and adverse impacts to minority and 

low income populations). 

• Cumulative impacts (past, present, 

and reasonably foreseeable future 

actions). 

• Irreversible and irretrievable 

commitments of resources. 

This list is not intended to be all 

inclusive or to imply any 

predetermination of impacts. DOE 

invites interested parties to suggest 

specific issues within these general 

categories, or other issues not included 

above, to be considered in the EIS. 

Scoping Process 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in the scoping process, both 

to help define the environmental issues 

to be analyzed and to identify the range 

of reasonable alternatives. Both oral and 

written comments will be considered 

and given equal weight by DOE, 

regardless of how submitted. Written 

comments can be submitted either 

electronically or by paper copy; if the 

latter, consider using a delivery service 

because materials submitted by regular 

mail are subject to security screening, 

which both causes extended delay and 

potential damage to the contents. 

(Warped and unusable CD or DVD discs 

are common.) Additionally, comments 

can be submitted through the project 

Web site established for preparation of 

the EIS, at http:// 

www.northernpasseis.us. This site will 

also serve as a repository for all public 

documents and the central location for 

announcements. Individuals may 

subscribe to the ‘‘mail list’’ feature on the 

project Web site in order to receive 

future announcements and news 

releases. 

Public scoping meetings will be held 

at the locations, dates, and times as 

indicated below: 

1. Pembroke NH, Pembroke Academy 

cafeteria, 209 Academy Road, Monday, 

March 14, 6–9 p.m.; 

2. Franklin NH, Franklin Opera 

House, 316 Central street, Tuesday, 

March 15, 6–9 p.m.; 

3. Lincoln NH, The Mountain Club on 

Loon, Hancock Room, 90 Loon 

Mountain Road, Wednesday, March 16, 

6–9 p.m.; 

4. Whitefield NH, Mountain View 

Grand Hotel and Resort, Presidential 

Room, 101 Mountain View Road, 

Thursday, March 17, 6–9 p.m.; and 

5. Colebrook NH, Colebrook 

Elementary School, 27 Dumont Street, 

Saturday, March 19, 1–4 p.m. 

The scoping meetings will be 

structured in two parts: first, an 

informal discussion ‘‘workshop’’ period 

that will not be recorded; and second, 

a formal commenting session, which 

will be transcribed by a court 

stenographer. The meetings will provide 

interested parties the opportunity to 

view proposed project exhibits and 

make comments. The Applicant, DOE, 

and any cooperating agency 

representatives will be available to 

answer questions and provide 

additional information to attendees to 

the extent that additional information is 

available at this early stage of the 

proceedings. 

Persons submitting comments during 

the scoping process, whether orally or 

in writing, will receive either paper or 

electronic copies of the Draft EIS, 

according to their preference. Persons 

who do not wish to submit comments or 

suggestions at this time but who would 

like to receive a copy of the document 

for review and comment when it is 

issued should notify Brian Mills, as 

provided above, with their paper-orelectronic preference. 

DOE will summarize all comments 

received in a ‘‘Scoping Report’’ that will 

be available on the project Web site and 

distributed either electronically to all 

parties of record for whom we have an 

e-mail address, or by mailing paper 

copies upon request. 

EIS Preparation and Schedule 

Following completion of the Scoping 

Report, DOE will prepare the Draft EIS, 

taking into consideration comments 

received during the scoping period. 

DOE plans to issue the draft EIS by 

the end of November 2011. After DOE 

issues the draft EIS, the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

will publish a notice of availability 

(NOA) of the draft EIS in the Federal 

Register, which will begin a minimum 

45-day public comment period. DOE 

will announce how to comment on the 

draft EIS and will hold public hearings 

during the public comment period, but 

no sooner than 15 days after the notice 

of availability is published. In preparing 

the final EIS, DOE will respond to 

comments received on the draft EIS. 

DOE plans to issue the final EIS by 

April 2012. No sooner than 30 days after 

the EPA publishes a NOA of the final 

EIS, DOE will issue its Record of 

Decision regarding its action considered 

in the EIS. 

Dated: Issued in Washington, DC, on 

February 2, 2011. 

Patricia A. Hoffman, 

Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2183–080] 

Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of License 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Amendment 

of License. 

b. Project No: 2183–080. 

c. Date Filed: December 15, 2010. 

d. Applicant: Grand River Dam 

Authority. 

e. Name of Project: Markham Ferry 

Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the Grand River (also known as the 

Neosho River) in Mayes County, 

Oklahoma. 

g. Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 

U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Gretchen 

Zumwalt-Smith, General Counsel, 

Grand River Dam Authority, P.O. Box 

409, Vinita, OK 73401–0409. Tel: (918) 

256–5545. 

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on 

this notice should be addressed to 

Vedula Sarma at (202) 502–6190 or 

vedula.sarma@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments and or 

motions: March 11, 2011. 

Comments, protests, and 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp). Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system (http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/ecomment.asp) and must 

include name and contact information 


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